From your description your tree has powdery mildew ... least half a dozen species of oak, producing a proliferation of side shoots variously known as "witch's broom" or "old crone's conveyance." ...

So, I am glad "Backwater Bob" suggested I take a look at the odd growth on his spruce tree overlooking the Mississippi River backwaters. Witches' brooms are an aggregation of dense stems growing ...

Answer: Palo verde trees (Parkinsonia species) are sometimes affected by what is called a witches’-broom. This abnormal growth is not mistletoe but rather another problem. These brooms have for ...

Because infected trees develop bizarre green outgrowths that resemble brooms, the disease is known as witches' broom disease. Two to three months after infection, the brooms turn brown and begin ...

We often see witches’ brooms in winter when looking into the tree canopy of an otherwise barren landscape. There is an abnormal cluster of growth, with shortened stems and needles, maybe in the ...

While many woody plant species, whether deciduous or evergreen, are prone to developing Witches’ brooms, in Britain they are usually seen on birch. Some trees have one, others several, and they can ...

Any suggestions? A: It sounds like the tree has a condition known as a witches' broom. The abnormal growth is caused when the plant no longer produces the proper amounts of growth hormones in the ...

Witch's brooms are compact, rounded collections of short needles and small cones. They can sometimes make up the entire leafy crown of a tree. Staff at North Carolina State University are asking ...

Their beloved red berries have rounded out Christmas wreaths for decades. Their evergreen leaves make them a top choice of landscapers and streetscape planners as Central Florida grows. But an ...

A few days before Halloween, witches will grab their brooms, hop on their bicycles and begin visiting places around Oak Island. But instead of congregating around cauldrons with snips and snails ...

Japan's emblematic "sakura" cherry trees have been infected by a contagious mold disease known as witches' broom in at least 18 prefectures, a study by the Flower Association of Japan showed Monday.